SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATING INFORMATION FROM AN ARRAY OF SENSORS
First Claim
1. A system for communicating information from an array of sensors, comprising:
- a sensor array including a plurality of sensors, wherein each sensor senses a physical property of a material that is in communication with the sensor;
signal processing circuitry associated with each sensor that integrates the output of the sensor over time and compares the integrated output to a threshold; and
a communication network coupled to the signal processing circuitry that outputs information indicating that the integrated output corresponding to a given sensor has reached the threshold.
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Abstract
A system for communicating information from an array of sensors is disclosed. The system comprises a sensor array that includes a plurality of sensors, wherein each sensor senses a physical property of a material that is in communication with the sensor. The system further comprises signal processing circuitry associated with each sensor that integrates the output of the sensor over time and compares the integrated output to a threshold. The system further comprises a communication network coupled to the signal processing circuitry that outputs information indicating that the integrated output corresponding to a given sensor has reached the threshold.
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21 Claims
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1. A system for communicating information from an array of sensors, comprising:
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a sensor array including a plurality of sensors, wherein each sensor senses a physical property of a material that is in communication with the sensor; signal processing circuitry associated with each sensor that integrates the output of the sensor over time and compares the integrated output to a threshold; and a communication network coupled to the signal processing circuitry that outputs information indicating that the integrated output corresponding to a given sensor has reached the threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for communicating information from an array of sensors, comprising sensing a physical property of a material that is in communication with each sensor in a sensor array;
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integrating the output of each sensor over time and comparing the integrated output to a threshold; and outputting information indicating that the integrated output corresponding to a given sensor has reached the threshold.
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